Firefighters battle a motel fire in San Bernardino, Thursday night, July 21, 2016. A brush fire along I-10 spread to the Super 8 motel as guests fled – but there were no injuries. The San Bernardino County Fire Department says 40 percent of the structure was damaged.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department says 40 percent of the structure was damaged.

Firefighter Eric Sherwin tells the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin the fire was reported at 9:42 p.m. as a vegetation blaze. It burned west along the freeway, hit palm trees and spread to the building’s roof, threatening other structures as well.

Displaced motel guests waited along the sidewalk next to a nearby restaurant as 70 firefighters battled the flames.

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